An amazing year for Fitzpatrick got even better on Friday when he produced an incredible highlight during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship. Needing birdie on the final hole to make the cut at Wentworth, the 27-year-old Englishman holed a chip shot to thrill his home country fans. Have a look:

Talk about clutch. And making it even more impressive is the fact that Fitzpatrick also birdied 16 and 17 just to give himself a chance of playing the weekend. Just another DP Tour feather in the cap for the presumptive PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. 

Ordinary golfers would give anything to have the ability of their professional counterparts. "If only I could hit a high draw like that, I could die happy," we've all thought while glued to the TV on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

The thing that makes golf so compelling, however, is that no matter skilled/rich/famous you get, perfection always lies just out of reach. Don't believe us? Just ask four-time DP World Tour winner Robert MacIntyre, who had some choice words for himself after missing the fairway on the par-4 1st at Wentworth on Friday. Sound up.

Of course, MacIntyre is better than 99 percent of golfers on earth, and a short while later he proved it, holing out from the fairway for eagle on No. 15 and backing that up with another superbird on No. 17. Still, it goes to show that there is no such as perfection or satisfaction in this game. All any of us can do—including our self-deprecating friend Mr. MacIntyre—is to keep on keeping on.

Then again, Bob Toski is no ordinary golf professional. The Massachusetts native was the eighth of nine surviving children whose mother died when he was just 5. To help the father pay the bills, Bob worked as a shop boy at Northampton C.C. with his brothers. After turning pro in 1947, he went broke twice on winter tours before becoming a full-time member in 1950. He was just 5 feet, 7 inches—Sam Snead nicknamed him “mouse”—but had the energy and personality to succeed on tour and eventually become one of the most respected golf instructors of all time. As today marks Toski’s 100th birthday, do yourself a favor and read this 2025 Golf Digest story from Jaime Diaz about the oldest living PGA Tour winner. If you don’t come away impressed by the man, then we question just how much you really love golf.

Those of us who play this sport at a very low level always wonder if you're going to lose your game if you're away from it for too long. Meanwhile, the guys who play it at the highest level look for any chance to put their clubs away for weeks at a time to "reset." Max Greyserman had five weeks off in between the Wyndham Championship and this week's Biltmore Championship, and he used them wisely, taking the first two completely off and spending time with his eight-month old son. Then he went home to New Jersey to escape the Florida heat, practiced for a little bit, and then promptly put the sticks away for another two weeks. 

"I went to Italy with my wife on vacation," Greyserman said after grabbng a share of the first-round lead with a seven-under 64. "It was actually our first time without -- both of us without or son I think since he was born, so it was tough being away from him but also great to get a little peace of mind out there.

"Had one of my best friend's wedding, and just had a great time the last two weeks. Maybe that's key: Don't practice and just have a good time and just show up here." 

Sometimes, it is that simple. 

The good news for the two-time major champ? He shot one better on Friday at the BMW PGA than he did on Thursday. The bad news? He's currently in last place at Wentworth. That's right, Jon Rahm is DFL right now. Out of 140 players. By three shots.

Rahm has had a lot going on recently with the end of LIV 1.0, but it's still shocking to see him in this position. It's unclear where we'll see him next, but we won't be seeing him this weekend after he missed the cut by 13(!) shots.

The addition of Titleist's Pro V1 and Pro V1x "split arrow" golf balls to the USGA's conforming golf ball is a strong signal that updated versions are ready for the company's seeding and validation process that typically occurs before a product is released to the masses.

The "split arrow" naming isn't a new version of V1 or V1x, but rather how the USGA differentiates the forthcoming 2027 offerings from previous versions. Titleist didn't mention any testing occurring at the Biltmore Championship, so we'll have to wait and see which event they tap for the first round of tournament testing.

The 22-year-old's bout with driver yips has been well-publicized, most notably during an opening 90 at the 2025 Masters. Dunlap bounced back with a 71 that next day and on Thursday he showed similar resilience at the Biltmore Championship. After hitting his opening drive of the tournament out of play right and having to re-tee, Dunlap then hit his second tee shot left and could barely advance his next shot on his way to starting the tournament with a triple bogey. But then he played beautifully with five birdies, an eagle and no bogeys. Look at this scorecard:

Dunlap, the only golfer other than Tiger Woods to win both the U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur, needs a bunch more rounds like that opening 67 this fall to keep his PGA Tour card. But at least he's given himself an opportunity to improve from No. 167 in the FedEx Fall standings thanks to Thursday's quick turnaround.

Rep. Jared Huffman of California revealed during a congressional hearing Wednesday that the National Park Service had hired a civil engineering firm to begin work connected to the historic public course in Washington, D.C., without a public announcement or prior notice to Congress. Federal records show the Park Service awarded a $389,355 contract on Sept. 10 to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, an engineering firm, for design support and work related to environmental and historic-preservation requirements. Huffman, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, argued that the contract shows the administration is moving the project forward before Congress, the courts or the public can fully scrutinize the plans. The administration has previously said it intends to remake East Potomac into a “world-class golf venue,” while lawmakers and preservation groups have pushed for greater disclosure about the scope, cost and future public access to the federally owned property. “We have seen this playbook too many times to sit up here and pretend that we don’t know where this is going and how this story ends,” Huffman said, drawing parallels to Trump’s $600 million White House ballroom project. Read Golf Digest’s longform piece about the East Potomac-Trump battle here.